Goblet Side Lunge
GOBLET SIDE LUNGE
The goblet side lunge exercise is used as a hip and knee strengthening exercise. Start by holding a dumbbell or kettlebell at the front of your chest in a goblet grip position (palms supporting the weight with fingers pointed to the ceiling). Lunge to the side making sure that the knee tracks in line with the middle of your foot. Raise yourself back to a standing position by extending your bent knee and hip.
Muscles involved:
quadriceps
gluteus medius
gluteus maximus
hamstrings
Related conditions:
runner’s knee / jumper’s knee
quadriceps tendinitis / patellar tendinitis
meniscus tear
patellofemoral pain syndrome
ITB syndrome